To Romans, the baths proved that they were cleaner – and therefore better – than inhabitants of other countries. As the Roman Empire spread across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East ...

Aicher and Roman bath scholar Garrett Fagan explore aqueduct ... The security of Rome and the building of a stable empire allowed the stupendous archways, these arcades, to be safely built.

Remains of a civic basilica give archaeologists clues to what the original layout of Roman London looked like.

but public baths like this were a popular part of everyday life right across the Roman Empire. Although in some ways these places were a bit like a modern-day gymnasium or a leisure centre ...

It includes a gymnasium and sports area. "We have uncovered the largest bath of the Roman Empire on Anatolian lands," said Aybek. The entrance of the bathhouse features a fountain adorned with ...

The Romans improved water supplies throughout the Empire ... of engineering knowledge. Roman toilets had their own plumbing and sewers, sometimes using water from bath houses to flush them.

Housed within the city of Bath’s historic Roman baths, a Grade II-listed building, in a conservation area and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the new Clore Learning Centre strikes a delicate balance ...